"to drag out of danger, to rescue, save, Mt. 6:13; 27:43; to be rescued, delivered, Lk. 1:74; Rom. 15:31; 2 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 4:17"
Definition and meaning
to drag out of danger, to rescue, save, Mt. 6:13; 27:43; to be rescued, delivered, Lk. 1:74; Rom. 15:31; 2 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 4:17
In the original Greek the word is written: ῥύομαι
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of rhyomai (G4506) across the King James Bible.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
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Common questions
Strong's G4506 (rhyomai) is a Greek word that means: to drag out of danger, to rescue, save, Mt. 6:13; 27:43; to be rescued, delivered, Lk. 1:74; Rom. 15:31; 2 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 4:17 It appears 16 times in the King James Bible.
The word rhyomai (G4506) appears 16 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4506 is rhyomai, a Greek word defined as: to drag out of danger, to rescue, save, Mt. 6:13; 27:43; to be rescued, delivered, Lk. 1:74; Rom. 15:31; 2 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 4:17. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
rhyomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.